tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post116507738654257229..comments2015-07-27T09:05:39.523-07:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: YouTube and the Google boodleGreg Lindennoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1165313253197964792006-12-05T02:07:00.000-08:002006-12-05T02:07:00.000-08:00Google can point to the music companies and their ...Google can point to the music companies and their bone-headed killing of Napster and basically ask the labels if they want the same fate i.e. hundreds of mini-tubes out of kazakhstan etc., or do they want to keep users in one big gootube site where theres at least a CHANCE of making some money from the content. IMHO, the networks need gootube as much as it needs them. It ain't 99.<BR/><BR/>Also...clearly google had to do video hosting. distributed content indexing hasn't panned out (yet) versus central hosting.Dr. Chadbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13822040225841127338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1165235637796212232006-12-04T04:33:00.000-08:002006-12-04T04:33:00.000-08:00Is it really a bribe, or the first step towards fi...Is it really a bribe, or the first step towards figuring out a viable model for the dissemination of media in the Internet Age that is legal <I>and</I> practical? And if the latter is the case is this a perspective that's shared by all parties concerned? <BR/><BR/>If not, <I>then</I> I'd be inclined to agree that this is not a good position for Google to be in, but <I>only</I> if the other players see this as payola and not something more substantial.Jeff O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996550895325361745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1165190402968242552006-12-03T16:00:00.000-08:002006-12-03T16:00:00.000-08:00This is hardly the first time Google have flouted ...This is hardly the first time Google have flouted copyright, it just affects many more people and big businesses than their print facility could achieve.<BR/>Besides, didn't Google drop "do no evil" in favour of their "10 things" philosophy? <BR/>http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html<BR/><BR/>The more I read over that it reminds me of the Barn Wall in "Animal Farm".Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1165115267942363032006-12-02T19:07:00.000-08:002006-12-02T19:07:00.000-08:00How is it illegal if Google licenses content from ...How is it illegal if Google licenses content from the copyright holders thus creating a new revenue opportunity for them that didn't exist a few months ago? <BR/><BR/> -- DareDarehttp://www.25hoursaday.com/weblognoreply@blogger.com